2012. január 8.

Glowing jar project - varázslat a lakásban (EN/HU)

Thank you for being here and looking at this old-old tutorial of mine! A lot has changed on this blog lately, why don't you go check it out after you learnt how to make your own jars? For one, the blog is now written in english/hungarian entirely, can't wait to see what you think about other things on from panka with love! :) Also, if you want to have this image for your home, feel free to visit my etsy shop, where you can download a cool, hi-res version of it, huzzah!

Since the above image is one of my 'most famous' photos, I've got a lot of requests on how I made these glowing jars. So, I decided to do a step-by-step tutorial for you. I hope it'll help to get yourself jars like these. :) The big 'secret' is about to unreveal. [sorry for the poor setting up of these images. I'm definetely not a tutorial-shooting guru.]

In general about this project / Általában erről a projectről:

I have a lot of mason jars. Small ones and bigger ones, but I think, big jars look more cute, and magical. It took me a long time to paint the middle jar (about 5-6 hours). Be careful with the paint, it's waterproof, so after it dried you may not be able to remove it from your clothes and furnitures. Be sure to wash your brush after using it with this paint!

Ingredients / Hozzávalók:

Mason jar / Befőttes üveg

Glowing paint/ Világító festék (a linket eltávolítottam)

Paintbrush / Ecset

Some water/ Kis víz

About the paint:

The one I used I bought in Hungary, and it's no longer available, sadly. However, I got suggested by some of my readers, that there're some good alternative options worldwide, and that I should post my referal link to amazon for these products :) So if you feel like supporting me with your purchase, please do use my codes, it doesn't mean you have to pay more in any way :) Here's the list of products I got suggestions for:

3. You're done. It's this easy. In daylight your jar won't look that fancy, but at night... it will make your room beautiful and cozy. Charge it with a lamp or with daylight and take it to a dark place!Kész is vagy. Ennyire egyszerű. Nappal nem túl szép látvány, de éjjel... gyönyörűvé és otthonossá varázsolja a szobádat. Egy dolog kell csak hozzá: fény. Töltsd fel lámpa vagy nap segítségével, és vidd sötétbe!

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Since I'm the creator of the images above (all of them, having the original photos as well), I hereby declare that I do NOT allow them to be posted on any other website/magazine/print than my own, not unless you give proper credit. Please respect others' work by not claiming as your own.

This post contains links to a third party, which means that I get compensation if you buy a certain product - this doesn't have a malicious effect on you. All opinion and ideas are purely my own.

I tried this with some other type of paint from Michaels craft store here in the US, spent the whole weekend doing lil perfect dots and wasn't able to get any kind of vibrance like what I see in your pictures. I was so bummed. I am not giving up though! I am going to buy from the links you posted and give those a shot!!! Thanks for doing this tutorial! Its so nice when people are willing to share the magic of their craft and not be selfish. I love your work and am always oohing and aahhing. You need to do more of these! :-D

I bought paint from Michaels, AC Moore and even a hobby shop an hour from where I live. I didn't want to have to buy paint offline, but to be honest it looks like the best way to go. I tried all three paints, and even tried second and third coats, nothing is as bright as this picture & the glows don't last as long either. Hope the paints of the website work!

Hey Kelly! These would look so nice on your wedding reception, if these would be the only light sources (if there is more light, they're not very vivid)! :) The thing is that they're glow for a long time(6-9 hours) after 'charging' for 2-3 hours. :) At least the Poliglow ones.

These look great! Thanks for sharing.I'm curious how it would work if you thinned the paint down (with solvent or water) and swirled it around in the jar and turned the jars upside down and let them dry? The application would be diluted so I wonder how much the jars would "glow". Might have to try this experiment!

hey, very pretty, i had an idea but i dont have the glow in the dark paint, but instead of water you should try cooking oil and an eye dropper, should make a more 3d effect with paint, give it a try if you have time

I would like to try this project combined with a mason jar light. On HGTV I saw where they cut off the bottom of mason jars (so the heat from the light bulb could escape), drilled a large hole in the screw-on tops, and inserted a light bulb fixture for about $4.50 per light. The lit bulbs would provide a light source when needed and would charge the glow in the dark paint. Turn off the light and let the paint glow when you want that effect. Our daughter wants to feature mason jars in her wedding decor, and I am thinking a design of their initials, some swirls, and dots. Thank you for the glowing idea!ML

Are you Hungarian? My father is native hungarian and retired, there. I just had the opportunity to visit budapest and all my relatives, this past year. Hungary and the hungarian people are beautiful, I loved the culture! Unfortunately, I know only a few words.

Oh, I thought you are (at least half) Hungarian, from your name. Végvári is just so Hungarian. :) Yes, I'm hungarian, and I'm very happy you found my blog! I hope you'll have more chances to visit Budapest, it's a beautiful city! (Unfortunately I don't live there either)

Wow, amazing blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your web site is fantastic, as well as the content!. Thanks For Your article about Glowing jar project – varÃ¡zslat a lakÃ¡sban (EN/HU) | from {panka} with love .

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This looks like such a wonderful project. It is giving me all sorts of ideas. I got the link on a social site I'm a member of, one of the areas on the site is for crafty people.I often have jars that I recycle, from things like pasta sauce. Now I will keep some of the jars and see what I can do with glow paint.

I'm making these for my little girl's "Fairy Garden" I'm doing exactly as you said but I'm putting the lids on the jars. I'm making holes in the lid, inserting a rubber ring in the hole (to keep moisture and bugs out) and putting stakes in the holes so I can put them in the ground around around her little garden. I'll poast pictures as soon as they're done =) Thanks SOOOOO much for sharing this awesome idea!

If I wanted to use them in the garden I could just paint them and keep the lid tight, don't you think? That way the rain wouldn't get in. I can't wait to give it a try!!!!!!! Do share the BEST paint available in the States. I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for sharing!Nancy

I love your photograph of the mason jars with the glow-in-the-dark paint. How incredibly awesome. I love photography as well and am impressed with your techniques. I'm going to try to make my own jars. Thank you for the idea.

Since the paint gets watered down a little bit, I bet you could use an old toothbrush and use your thumb to pull at the bristles so that the paint will flick and splatter nicely. Saving lots of time and dirtying a thumb( a disposable glove would solve that too) :)

This is such a cute idea! My girls are gonna love it! I wonder if you could mix the glow paint with a little regular paint so that it would look cute during the day and night, then you could use them in a garden or something.

Hello can I reblog this in my blog in pure English. I'll definitely put your link in there so that people can see your blog too. I usually include credits to real owners of photos I'm blogging. You can check my blogsite http://serendipityofkimy.blogspot.com/. It's a personal blog site with contents mostly of my amazing finds usually in photos just like your project.

Do you know if this would work 1. on plastic, and/or 2. on the inside of the wine "glass" (any food/toxicity issues?). I think this would be really fun to do on "outdoor" wine glasses for summer evenings on the deck.

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Just a suggestion, do not use Martha Stewart's glow in the dark paint... I got the same like this product review: http://www.michaels.com/Glow-in-the-Dark-Acrylic-Paint/cp0474,default,pd.html

Dorothea Dahmlos:My German friend ordered four glow in the dark paints from the EU url. I tried the Glow Inc's one. Her and my results are the same as the blogwrites.

Just a little counting with US vs. EU prices, four color glowing paints and the same size product :)

If I wanna do the SAME QUALITY like my German friend or the blogwriter got:- here in the U.S. I have to spend 4x$19.98 (eg 4x€16) + $10 shipping fee - the total is almost $90 (eg €70). - in EU: 4x€3,4 + with the €19 shipping fee: total €32

So the result is: the same quality in Europe is cheaper... with $90 in the EU I can buy 14 glow in the dark paints, here only just 4.

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This is a wonderful idea! I shared it on my website, you can see the page here:http://www.lescreateliers.com/Les_Createliers/Idees_Ideas/Entries/2012/7/20_Pots_luminescentsGlowing_jars.htmlCheers,Marie-Eve

We love these jars!! I am really into glow in the dark stuff and plan on making a few of these for my stepson's room! We also featured them on our blog at http://stepford-sisters.blogspot.com/2012/08/firefly-in-jar.html